| Live at the 'It Club' | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | March 6, 1970 | |||
| Venue | The 'It Club', Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
| Label | Blue Note B1-35338 | |||
| Producer | Monk Higgins | |||
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Live at the 'It Club' is a live album by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds which was recorded in California in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1996. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, "Live At the "It Club" shows the Three Sounds pulling out funky, gritty rhythms out of their basic bluesy hard-bop sound. The group's funky influences are most noticeable in the rhythm section of drummer Carl Burnette and bassist Henry Franklin, who had been playing with Harris for only a short time when this set was recorded. The rhythm section pushes Harris, making the music loose and swinging -- the groove matters more than anything on the album. Occasionally, the energy of the Three Sounds lags, but Live at the "It Club" is an enjoyable piece of grooving soul-jazz". [3]
All compositions by Gene Harris except where noted
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